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No. 710,616; Patented Oct. 2', I902.

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UNlTF Snares- \VILLIAM V. ROBINSON, OF DETROIT, MICIIIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE ART STOVE COMPANY, OF

MICHIGAN.

STOVE.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 710,616, dated October 7, 1902.

Application filed January 28, 1901. Serial No. 45,089. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, WILLIAn V. ROBINSON, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Detroit, in the county of \Vayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stoves, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to that class of stoves which are formed of sheets of steel and are commonly known as steel ranges.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction of a hot shelf; further, in its peculiar arrangement in relation to the stove-body, whereby it may be used for heating a watertank 'at the end of said body; further, in the peculiar construction whereby said shelf may be readily detached from the stove when not needed.

The invention further consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stove to which my improvement is appliechalso showing the water-tank detached therefrom. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section with the water-tank in position for heating. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section illustrating the arrangement of fines. Fig. 4 is a section showing a portion of Fig. 2 with the shelf removed and flue-apertures covered. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the detachable plate.

A is a steel range of any suitable construction, and B is the rear wall thereof.

C is an oven-casing. D is a flue extending above the top, down the side, and below said oven-casing, and E is a return-flue separated from the flue D by the central division-strip F, the arrangement thus far described being the usual construction in stoves of this type.

Heretofore steel ranges have been provided with water-tanks which are suspended from a shelf or extension of the top and have one side bearing against the rear sheet of the stove-casing. As the heated products pass through the fluesD and E and come in contact with the rear wall, a certain degree of heat will be imparted to the water in the tank. It

has been found in practice, however, that the water cannot be heated to any considerable extent in this way, and also that to heat it to any appreciable degree time is required.

It is one of the objects of my invention to provide means for quickly heating the water in the tank to any degree desired up to the boiling-point, and, further, to provide a hot shelf or extension which when the tank is removed may be used for other purposes.

As shown in the drawings, my improvement comprises the hollow casing G, extending from the rear wall of the stove-casing and in the position where its top plate a will bear against the bottom of the water-tank. This casing is removably attached to the stovebody by providing the latter with the frame I), surrounding flue-apertures c and d, which respectively connect with the flues D and E. The frame b is provided with the hooked flanges c, with which flanges f on the casing G are adapted to engage, as shown in Fig. 3. The flanges e and f are slightly inclined from the perpendicular, so as to form a wedge engagement with each other, which holds the casing G in the position to communicate with the fines c and d. The casing G is provided with a division-strip 7L, which bears against and forms an extension of the division-strip F, and upon one side of this division-strip is arranged a damper *0, adapted to be turned either to close the aperture 0 or to extend across the flue D.

H is a water-tank provided with the top rim 1, which has the hooks J for engaging with sockets in the stove-top.

The parts being constructed as shown and described, it will be understood that when the shelf-casing G is attached to the stove-body and the damper is turned in the position shown in Fig. 3 the heated products will be deflected from their course downward through the flue D and pass into the hollow shelf G and around the partition 71 therein, returning through the aperture cl and flue E. This will cause the top 0. of the casing G to become heated,which when the tank is in position will impart its heat through the bottom of said tank to the water contained therein. Whenever the oven of the stove is in use, the damperv; may be turned into the position shown in Fig. 2, which will close the aperture 0 and open the flue D, thereby allowing the products to pass beneath the oven-casing, and thus return through the flue E.

The tank H may be readily removed at any time when not needed, and this will permit of the shelf G being, employed as an auxiliary heater. YVhen neither tank or shelf are needed, the latter may be easily detached from the casing, and the flue-openings c and (Z can be covered by the detachable plate K, as shown in Fig. 4.

hat I claim as my invention is 1. The combination with a stove having a sheet-metal vertical end wall and separated downgoing and return flues formed in adjacence thereto, of a hollow shelf detachably connected to project laterally from said end wall and apertured to communicate with said fiues, a division-strip in said hollow shelf matching with the division between said flues and a damper pivotally connected to said shelf and extending on one side of said divisionstrip.

2. The combination of the back Wall of the stove forming the outer wall, of up and down going smoke-fines, a transverse aperture 

